Combined match box and coin holder



Nov. '24, 1926.

C. P. COOK COMBINED MATCH BOX AND COIN HOLDER Filed Dec. 2, 1924 Patented Nov. 2, 1926.

nears sitar GLAEENOE COOK, 0F XVATERBU'RY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOE TO SGOVILL MANU- FACTURENG COMPANY, 033 EVATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- COMBINED MATCH BOX AND corn HOLDER.

Application filed December 2, 1924. Serial No. 753,422.

This invention relates to certain improvements in a combined match box and coin holder.

It is the especial object of the invention produce a b 2; of such a size as may be readily carried in the pocket of the user which will be provided with a compartment for carrying matches, as, for instance, a bunch of paper matches having a striking surface, and a compartment for the reception of coins, ,carfare tokens and the like, the box being provided with a cover so arranged that a match. may be struck without opening the cover, the cover acting to close the coin compartment of the box.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a box of this character of improved construction which can be cheaply made, which will be durable and which will carry for ready access the desired number of coins or tokens.

1V ith these and other objects. not specifically referred to in view, the invention conin certain novel parts, arrangements and combinations which will be described in connection with the accompanying drawings to show one embodiment of the invention, and the novel features will be pointed out in the claims hereunto annexed.

Referring now to thesedrawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved box with the cover open;

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the same, a bundle of matches, such as a card of paper matches, being shown in this figure.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of the coin end of the box, the view being taken on line 33 of 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line at of Fig. 3, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the partition and coin holders.

Referring now to these drawings, the box includes a bottom 1, side walls 2, 3 and end walls 4, 5, these parts being preferably formed from a single blank of suitable material, as light metal. The box is, as indicated at 6, deeper at one end than at the other, the side walls 2, 3 shown as sloping backwardly to form the shallow end 7 As shown, the back wall 5 is turned inwardly for a short distance, as indicated at 5' in 2. Between the ends 6 and 7 is hinged cover 3, this cover being hinged on a pin 9 supported in cars 10 formed on the upper edges of the side walls. This cover,it will be observed, does not extend entirely to the inturned edge 5, but a space, indicated at these matches may be in packages, as for instance, a card 12 having astriking face 13, the card being inserted in the compartment, indicated at 14:, so that the striking surface is exposed through the opening 11 in the box and a match can be struck when the cover is closed, thus avoiding danger of igniting the rest of the match bunch.

In the forward or deep end of the box is located a partition which is provided with means for holding coins, carfare tokens and the like. This partition includes a plate of metal formed to. provide a top 15, a back wall 16 which rests on the bottom of the boX, a front wall 17 and side flanges 18, the top 15 being a little lower than the side walls of the box and the side flanges. These side flanges are-also provided with shallow cutaway portions 19, asshown in Fig. 5.

This partitionis held securely in the boxby engaging projections on theside walls of the box. vWVhile these projections may be formed invarious ways, as shown, the parts are conveniently held together by bending over portions 20 of the side walls of the box so as to engage the inside ofthe side flanges 18, the top of the bent over portions 20 lying in the recesses 19, as shown in Fig. 1, so

as to form a smooth edge.

This partition carries coin holders which, in the construction illustrated, are made separate from the partition plate. As shown, the partition plate is apertured-to receive cylindrical members 21 in which are located coin seats 22 which rest on springs 23 bearing on the bottom of the box and against the seats. These seats are in the form of inverted cups and are held in position in the holders by providing the holders with stops, these stops being located at the rear side of the holders so as to permit the insertion and removal of coins, and are conveniently formed by turning in the top edge of the holders, as indicated at 24.

The holders may be positioned in the partition plate in a convenient manner by forming the holders with a head 25' which bears against the under surface of the top plate 15, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and l.

In assembling the parts,the coin holders are inserted in the plate from beneath, and the partition with the coin holders, their seats and springs are then placed in the box and the edges 20 turned down to hold the parts in position.

The front wall 4 is, as shown, slightly below the front wall 17 of the partition plate so that the coins may be readily slipped out of the box. The cover is provided with a turned over front edge 26 which extends down over the front wall t of the box, as shown in Fig. 3, and this cover is, or may be, provided with a hole 27 which engages a projection 28 formed on the front wall 4. While this is a convenient way of securing the cover, it will be understood that various other ways can he used if desired.

With the construction shown and described, a very simple and attractive box has been produced for holding matches or other articles and coins in which the coins are held so as to be readily removable from the box, and in which the coin holding parts are easily assembled and positioned in place. lVhile the embodiment of the invention shown is a desirable one, it will be understood that various changes may be made in the specific structure of the parts without departing from the invention as defined in the claims hereunto appended.

hat I claim is:

1. A new article of manufacture, a metal box having a bottom end and side walls made of a single piece of material, said side walls being deeper at the front than at the back, a partition plate having a top arranged at one end of the box and held inplace by projections on the side walls of the box, coin holders arranged side by side widthwise of the box and secured in the partition having spring seats for holding coins and the like, and a cover pivoted to the side walls of the box at a point intermediate the end walls and having an opening for access to the interior of the box without opening the cover.

2. A new article of manufacture, a shallow metal box having a partition plate at one end thereof, projections on the side of the box engaging with the plate to hold it in position, spring seated holders in the partition arranged widthwise thereof for coins and the like, a compartment for holding an article located behind the partition, and a cover for the box.

3. A new article of manufacture, a shallow box deeper at one end than the other, a partition plate at the deep end of the box provided with side flanges, said plate being held in place by turning a part of the sides oi? the box over the flanges, spring seated holders for coins or the like in the partition, a compartment for matches behind the partition and a cover for the box.

4:. A new article of manufacture a box having a. coin holding compartment formed of a partition plate having a back wall seating on the bottom of the box, a top, side flanges projecting above the top and engaging projections on the side walls of the box, coin holders having a part engaging the top of the partition for securing the holders in place, spring coins seats in the holders, and men on the holders for holding the seats in place.

5. A new article of manufacture, a box having coin holding compartments formed in a partition plate which has a back wall seating on the bottom of the box and dividing the box into two compartments, a top, side flanges projecting above the top and engaging projections on the side walls of the box, a front flange having frictional engagement with the front wall of the box, said front flange being lower than the top, and spring seated holders for coins or the like mounted in the partition.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

CLARENCE P. COOK. 

